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Walmart Inc (WMT.N) on Tuesday said it will increase average hourly wages for its U.S. store workers starting in February, as it aims to attract and retain employees in a tight domestic labor market. Walmart’s new wage hikes raise its average hourly wage pay to $17.50 from the current $17 an hour and will show in March 2 paychecks, the company said. The minimum wage will increase by as much as $2 for workers at its U.S. stores to a range of $14-$19 per hour, depending on location, a spokesperson said in an email, adding that nearly 340,000 workers at…

The Web3 Foundation, which supports the Polkadot protocol, has once more presented its argument that its native DOT token is not a security. The Foundation reminded the world that, in its eyes, it has conformed to SEC requirements and DOT should no longer be considered a security. In a recent Twitter thread, the foundation insisted on its Efforts to comply with the United States securities laws, and Securities and Exchange Commission guidance concerning the digital assets, and declared that DOT had successfully “morphed” and is software, not security. The Web3 Foundation reposted an excerpt from a December Twitter Space where…

Binance added support for iconic NFTs like Bitcoin Punks and Bitcoin Frogs. The exchange came up with a rewards program to boost trading activity on the marketplace. Binance [BNB], the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange, announced support for Bitcoin [BTC] non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on its dedicated NFT marketplace platform. Read Binance Coin’s [BNB] Price Prediction 2023-2024 The exchange has thrown its hat in the booming Bitcoin NFT ring. The development will enable users to list, explore and trade NFTs from the network via their Binance accounts, eliminating the need to have a taproot-compatible Bitcoin wallet to do so. Furthermore, users will be…

Swift has reached out to the global Swift community to conduct a study on how the different communities can utilize their connections to interoperate successfully on multiple blockchain networks. Presently, institutional investors are up against the issue of interoperability on multiple blockchain networks. This is a prime requirement that needs adequate addressing. In this regard, Swift is pursuing the forming of associations with financial institutions of repute. The idea is to understand the ways in which the Swift framework can be utilized to carry out the shifting of tokenized value through an array of public as well as private networks. …

A widely followed crypto analyst is predicting that Bitcoin (BTC) is headed for a major correction based on a flashing bear signal. In a new video update, Nicholas Merten, the host of DataDash, tells his 511,000 YouTube subscribers that Bitcoin’s performance against the NASDAQ is weakening, indicating a downward trend for the crypto king. Merten notes that in the near-term big tech is putting up huge gains, fueled by the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) technology, and outpacing Bitcoin’s price action. “What’s been really concerning as of recent is watching the NASDAQ, the broader measurement of technology stocks… massively outpacing…

Non-fungible tokens (NFTs), a novel and exciting form of digital asset, have seen an incredible journey since their introduction to the world in 2017. They have created a new market, influenced the global lexicon, and redefined the concept of ownership in the digital world. However, like any financial market, the NFT market has seen its fair share of highs and lows. This blog post aims to explore the current slump in the NFT market, delve into its causes, and discuss why the term NFT is still solidifying its place in our vocabulary and why the value of these digital assets…

Optimism, a Layer 2 network built on top of the Ethereum network, completed a scheduled upgrade on Tuesday. According to an explainer post, the Bedrock upgrade advances a series of improvements, including reduced transaction costs.  The upgrade process began shortly after 12 p.m. ET, according to the network’s status page, and was declared complete around 3 p.m. ET. According to a status page run by OP Labs, most of the core functions have already returned to the network. Just before 6 p.m. ET, the upgrade status page said that the network’s public endpoint was back online. Some of the update…

Share Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Telegram Copy Link Link copied SWIFT, the global financial messaging service, is partnering with major banks and Chainlink, a web3 infrastructure provider, to test the integration of public and private blockchains for global banking. The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT), the financial messaging system driving the majority of global monetary and securities transfers, has created a joint trial project to connect private and public blockchains. The collaboration involves leading banks, web3 infrastructure provider Chainlink, and several global financial organizations. The aim is to extend SWIFT’s prior blockchain interoperability efforts,…

Tether, which is responsible for the fintech platform, tether has initiated the first phase of billion-dollar funding that will go towards a renewable energy project in El Salvador. This is in relation to the backing, as well as furthering sustainable Bitcoin mining. The company will be making available the necessary amount of capital, as well as its domain exposure with regard to energy, hardware, and communications. All of this is aimed toward the creation of Volcanic Energy. This, in actuality, is a 241 MW renewable energy producer park in Metapan. They have the goal ahead of them to create the…

After being labeled as an unregistered security, ADA’s price fell sharply. The Cardano founder opined that the regulator was authoritarian. Shredding 7.64% in the last 24 hours was not something Cardano [ADA] holders would have imagined at a time when the token was having a relatively good season. But the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had other plans. Realistic or not, here’s ADA market cap in BTC’s terms In the latest round of regulatory proscription, the agency shortlisted ADA, Solana [SOL], Polygon [MATIC], Binance Coin [BNB] among other cryptocurrencies, as securities. Although the lawsuit was directed at Binance, ADA appeared…